F-150 Converted ‘Live’ at the Work Truck ShowIs Set to Embark on a National Promotional Tour

Alliance AutoGas is talking up its conversion of a Ford F-150 with 3.5-liter V-6 engine to propane-gasoline bi-fuel operation at its NTEA Work Truck Show booth – in approximately an hour and a half. Conversion technicians Stephen Holland and Stacey Snyder did the job “almost 30 minutes faster than the predicted two-hour window,” the organization says.Read More >>

Deal with Teijin for Some 10,000 Tanks over Five YearsFor a New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle by a Japanese OEM

Worthington Industries said today that it’s expanding its operation in Pomona, Calif. behind a contract with Osaka’s Teijin Engineering for hydrogen fuel cylinders – two per vehicle and approximately 5,000 vehicles – for a new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle by a major Japanese OEM.Read More >>

Worthington Industries said Monday that it is purchasing the global CryoScience business of Taylor-Wharton, as well as a manufacturing facility in Theodore, Ala. for liquefied natural gas containers.Read More >>

Like many in the natural gas vehicles industry, Worthington Industries is concerned about the increasing number of compressed natural gas cylinder rupture incidents. Such incidents raise obvious safety concerns, and as well, NGV fleet owners and manufacturers are exposed to significant liability risk, which might eventually threaten the growth and adoption of NGVs.Read More >>

Worthington Industries has closed on its majority acquisition of dHybrid Systems, a Utah-based supplier of compressed natural gas fuel cylinder assemblies. Worthington will own 80% of the equity, “with the founder retaining 20% and continuing in a leadership role,” Worthington states in the acquisition announcement. updated October 21Read More >>

Production of Cylinders for Heavy NGVs to Begin This Summer,Firm Will Also Show ASME-Approved Toroidal Tanks for Propane

Worthington Industries has prepared a new line of large-diameter Type III compressed natural gas cylinders for debut at the ACT Expo show next week in Long Beach, Calif. Worthington plans production of four standard cylinder types, with custom sizes of 26-inch tanks to 120 inches in length. The firm will also debut a line of toroidal fuel tanks for propane autogas.Read More >>